Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
-
Fest Magazine
The Tailor of Inverness
The art of the one-man play is seldom perfected, but Matthew Zajac’s The Tailor of Inverness comes close. The title may have a Beatrix Potter-like ring to it... Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
TheatreScottish Dance Theatre: Be Challenged and Thrilled!
Under Janet Smith, the SDT have come from Dundee to thrill Edinburgh. Susanah Radford talks to dancer James MacGillivray Read more »| 06 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineThe rise of the underdog
They are bullied victims, telling tales of humiliation and woe. But we love British comedians for their self-deprecation, writes Benjamin Edwards. Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineThe Lone Rambler
Tom Hackett catches up with Mark Olver as he prepares to trek the 400 miles from Bristol to Edinburgh Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Rick Shapiro's Edinburgh Day Out
I never really wanna get up before two or three, so any activities are kinda limited to the afternoon. The truth is I'd spend all day taking heroin or gettin... Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineDiet of Worms: Friends of the Puffincat
“Wailing banshees” doesn’t go far enough to describe just how basely disgusting this troupe’s rendition of ‘The Puffincat Natio... Read more »| 05 Aug 2008
-
Fest Magazine
Read Outside the Box
Discouraged by the long list of sold-out events at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival? Fest asked for an insider’s view on what wa... Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Rich Hall: Fifty Cent Words
“Comedy writing is bullshit!” proclaims Rich Hall ten minutes in to Fifty Cent Words, one of a pair of shows he's performing at this year’s... Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Barbershopera
Fringe musical theatre at its very best Read more »| 05 Aug 2008 -
TheatreEcstasy
The poet of the chemical generation retains a contemporary punch Read more »| 04 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Frank Woodley - Possessed
Slapstick is dead. Long live slapstick. Inspired by the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, multi-talented Australian comic Frank Woodley brings hi... Read more »| 04 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Edward Aczel - Do I Really Have To Communicate With You
Edward Aczel must be one of the worst comedians operating in the UK today. Unable to decide how to introduce himself, he does it three times over and canvas... Read more »| 04 Aug 2008 -
Theatre
Holdin' Fast @ Zoo Southside
Part of the Czech season at the Fringe, a work exploring desire and dance. Read more »| 04 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Heckle Off - Dan Atkinson and Joe Wilkinson
Who's the best heckler? Dan Atkinson and Joe Wilkinson battle it out Read more »| 04 Aug 2008 -
Fest Magazine
Preview: Scouting for Girls
They say that video killed the radio star, but trying telling that to Scouting For Girls: turn on a wireless anywhere and it won't be long before they pop up... Read more »| 04 Aug 2008